Wheel control mechanism for golf club carriages



p 1952 w. c. ALEXANDER 2,610,864

WI- IEEL CONTROL MECHANISM FOR GOLF CLUB CARRIAGES Filed July 9, 1951 v 2 SHEETS-SHEET l fiafllexazzdefi INVENTOR,

BY l I I 4 ATTORNEYS Sept. 16, 1952 w. c. ALEXANDER 2,510,864

WHEEL CONTROL MECHANISM FOR GOLF CLUB CARRIAGES Filed July 9, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 mum I l iii Cifllewander INVENTOR 1 I BY 1 1 I ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 16, 1952 UNITED. omes 'TWHEEIICONTROLMECHANISM FORGOLF CLUB CABRIAGES williamzl ilex anden l ort Arthur, Tex. ApplicatioriJuly 9, 1951;581131110; 235,863

This invention relates-to, a wheelcon trol mechanism for a golf bagcarriage; and has for its primary object to'facilitate then oving of the wheels of a golf bag. carriage from an active to an inactive position, The inventionis an improvement on: my. $10- pending application Serial No. 78,187, flledFebruary 24, 1949, now Patent No, 2,564,828, August 21,1951. 1'

Another object is tohold the wheels when in active position against spreading apart, and to secure the control mehanism against accidental movement when the wheels are in activeposition. vThe above and other objects mayflbe attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a bar mounted on a carriage for movement about, a substantially. horizonal axis, wheel-carrying rods carried by the bar for movement about axes which lie in spaced P r pendicular relation to the horizontal axis, means to hold the bar at an anglevto the carrier comprising a tongue carried by thebar, a latch arm mounted on the carriage for movementabout an axis which lies "in spaced parallel relation to the horizontal axis, and said latch arm having a tongue-receiving opening extending therethrough in spacedrelation to the parallel axis for receivin the tongue and holding the bar in angular relation to the carriage.

Other features include stops on the tongue for engaging the latch arm to limit the distance that the tonguemay project through the latch arm, an arcuate member carried by the bar and engaging the rods, stops carried by the arcuate member for engaging the rods and limiting'the outward movement of said rods about their'perpendicular axes and a spring connected to the latch arm and to the carriage for urging the.

latch arm upwardly toward the bar.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a side view partially in section of a fragment of a golf club carriage illustrating this improved wheel control mechanism in place thereon,

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the device illustrated in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating the parts in closed position,

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the curved member showing the stops thereon and Fig. 6 is a side view of the curved member.

Referring to the drawings in detail I attach to an upstanding member 10 of a golf club carrier 3 Claims. (01.280483 of the type disclosed 2. in my copending, application intermediate the upper and lower ends of .said member a collar 12 carrying a horizontally disposed barrel I4. having an axial opening extending therethrough- A pivot pin I6 extends through the barrel I l and pivotally supported on the pivot pin I6 adjacent'opposite ends thereof are ears I8 which are carried by a substantially horizontally extending bar 20. The bar 20 is. piercedat spaced intervals with. openings which lie along axes perpendicular to the horizontal axis of the pivot pin l6, and pivotally supported on suitable pivots 22, 24, 26 and 28 which extend through the openings .in the bar 20 are wheel-carrying rods 30, 32, 34 and 36 respectively. As disclosed in my previous application for patent, the supporting wheels (not shown) of the carriage are mounted between the pairs of bars 30 and 32 and 34 and 36 and as the bars move about. their respective pivot pins the wheels move outwardly to afford stability to the carriage when use. When'the carriage is not-in use however, xthewheel-carrying rods 30, 32, 34 and 36 move about their respective pivots inwardly. to lie sub- .stantially parallel to the frame member. 10.. so as :to save spaoewhen being-stored or transported.

. Fixed to the. barill by the pivot pins 22. and 28 is an arcuate member 38 carryingintermediate itsend's a tongue 40 which projects substantially radially therefrom and has formed adjacent its end remote from the curved member 38 laterally extending stop lugs 42 they purpose of which will hereinafter appear. Carried by the arcuate member 38 adjacent opposite sides of the tongue .40 are perpendicularly extending stops 44 and 46 which-are adapted-to be engaged by the rods 32 and 34 tOlimitthe outward movements thereof and hence limit the spread of the wheels carried by the rods 30, 32, 34, 36. Curved arms 48 and 50 are carried by the stops 44 and extend to opposite ends of the arcuate member 38 in parallel relation therewith. These arms are pierced adjacent opposite ends of the arcuate member 38 to receive the pivot pins 22 and 28 respectively by means of which the rods 30 and 36 are pivotally connected to the bar 20.

Fixed to the frame'member 16 below the sleeve 12 is a bracket 52 having spaced ears which are pierced with aligning openings for the reception of a horizontally disposed pivot pin 54. A latch arm 56 is pivotally supported on the pivot pin 54 to move about a horizontal axis which lies in spaced parallel relation to the axis of the pivot pin l6 and this latch arm is provided adjacent its end remote from its pivotal connection with the bracket 52 with an opening 58 for the reception of the tongue 40 when the wheels of the carriage are in active position. The lugs 42 carried by the tongue 40 engage the upper face of the latch arm 56 adjacent the opening 58 therein to limit the distance through which the tongue 40 projects through the opening 58.

Connected as at 59 to the frame member ID between the bracket 52 and the sleeve or collar [2 is one end of a retractile coil "spring 62, the opposite end of which is connected as at 64 to the latch arm 5'5.

In use when it is desired-to movethe wheelsv of the carriage into active position, the barfifl is swung about the horizontal axis of the pivot l6 outwardly away from the frame member ID as suggested in Fig. 1. outwardly it rides against the top face of the As the tongue 45 moves latch arm 56 between the side flanges 55' thereof until the opening 58 is encountered at which time the latch arm will move upwardly with the tongue '40 projecting through the opening 53, thus locking the parts in open position. .With the downward movement of'th'e bar about its pivot IS, the rods 30 will spread to move the Wheels carried thereby outwardly, and when the latter have reached the desired position, the rods 32 and 34 will engage their respective stops 44 and 45 to hold the wheels in the desired position. When it is desired to fold the device for transportation or storage, pressure is applied to the end of the latch arm 56'to move it away from thexto'ngue 40 and extract the tongue from the opening 58, at which time the tongue 40 and the arcuate member 38 together with the mechanismcarried by the bar 20 may be moved toward the frame member 10 in substantially the position illustrated in Fig. "4 at which time'the spring 52 will cause the latch arm 56 to move upwardly into folded position. As the bar 2 moves in- .wardly, the rods 30, 32, 3'4 and 36 move inwardly toward the frame member 10 thus movingthe wheels carried thereby into folded position for transportation or storage.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is: V 1'. In a wheel control mechanism for 'a golf club carriage, a substantially horizontal bar mounted on the carriage to move about a substantially horizontal axis,'"whee1-carrying rods pivoted to the bar for -movement about axes which lie in spaced perpendicular relation to the horizontal axis, an arcuate member carried by the bar and engaging the rods, stops carried by the arcuate member for engaging the rods and limiting the outward movement thereof about the perpendicular axes, a tongue carried by the arcuate member and projecting therefrom from the side thereof remote from the bar to form a handle by which the bar. and arcuate member may be moved about the horizontal axis. and means carried by the carriage in spaced relation to the horizontal axis for engaging the tongue and holding. the rods at an angle to the carriage.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the means for engaging the tongue comprises a'latch arm'pivotally connected to the carriage in spaced relation to the horizontal axis for movement about an axis which lies parallel to the horizontal axis, and said latch arm having a tongue receiving opening extending there- -through-in which the tongue is received.

3. In a W-h'eel' control mechanism for a golf club carriage, 'a substantially horizontal bar mounted on the carriage to move about a substantially horizontal axis, wheel-carrying rods pivoted to the bar for movement about axes which lie in spaced perpendicular relation to the horizontal axis, an arcuate member carried by the bar and engaging the rods, stops carried by the arcuate member for engaging the rods and limiting the out'ward movement thereof about the perpendicular axes, a tongue carried by the arcuate member and projecting therefrom from the side thereof remote from the bar to form a handle bywhich the bar and arcuate member may be moved about the horizontal axis, means carried by the carriage in-spaced relation to the horizontal axis for engaging the tongue and holding the rods at an-angle to the carriage, and

'a retractile coiled spring connected to the carriage between the horizontalaxis and the tongueengaging means-and to the tongue-engaging means to yieldingly urge! the tongue-engaging means toward the horizontal axis.

W'ILLIAM c. ALEXANDER.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Number: Name Date 2,476,718 Foley July 19, 1949 2,574,232 'Welsh Nov. 6, 1951 

